Israel Adesanya is surprised by Manel Kape's provocation at UFC Tampa and says what he thinks about his rival

Israel adesanya in a video for his YouTube channel. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

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While Israel adesanya calmly watched the UFC Tampa last Saturday (14) at his home in New Zealand, not even he imagined that a simple day of rest would end up becoming another chapter in the growing rivalry with Manel kape. The Portuguese used his victory over Bruno Bulldoguinho to send a direct message to the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg), who had a surprising reaction.

The moment was recorded in a video on Adesanya's official channel, where the Nigerian, while eating, watched Kape's victory by technical knockout in the third round. After the fight, the flyweight gave an impassioned speech, with harsh words directed at the former champion among other names in his division.

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“F*ck you Kai Kara France, fuck Moreno, fuck Adesanya. I'm next against Alexandre pantoja. There are levels to this game, and I am the guy who is going to destroy Pantoja,” Kape said.

The comment took Adesanya by surprise, but he, as always, kept his good humor. In his video, Adesanya's rival Alex Poatán He also joked about Kape's apparent obsession with mentioning him.

“Why is he calling me names? I told him he was fine, I complimented his performance, and he comes up with this? Okay, I’ll keep being honest, but he’s still a little b*tch (…), it feels like he’s stuck in my head, right? I barely thought this was something personal for him, but apparently, he hasn’t forgotten me,” Izzy reacted.

The rivalry between the two is already known. It all started in 2023, in UFC 293, during a press conference in which Kape publicly criticized Adesanya's partner, Kai Kara France, after the flyweight pulled out of a bout. Since then, the fighter has been taunting not only the 'Stylebender', but also other members of the famous City Kickboxing team.

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